This is the video followup to my last post. Blaise gave me a shoutout on his latest post, which references a talk I gave in Houston (Dec. 2019). From his post: During a Hebrew lesson with my mentor Fr. Paul Tarazi, a retired Greek Orthodox priest and biblical scholar from Palestine, he said something that struck me… The two words that the NATO people use that are not found in the Semitic languages are the verbs (to have) and (to be). And those two are the downfall of Western civilization and an explanation for the current events in the news. It is crucial for understanding scripture. If you (are) nothing and you (have) nothing, you aren’t special. He’s prolific. Follow him on Medium if you haven’t already. My old talk: Free subscribers help amplify by liking and sharing. Paid subscribers keep ARB’s incandescent lights on, for the price of one cup of buna a month. በእንተ : ስማ : ለማርያም This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit aksum.substack.com/subscribe